I’m Convinced Dark Magic Won The Game For Florida Last Night

I have never had so many conflicting emotions after witnessing a walk off home run in my life. I got off my shift last night and decided to stay a bit and watch the Auburn-Florida College World Series Game that was in extra innings. I was glad I decided to stay because it just so happened that I got to see one of the craziest endings I’ve ever seen in a baseball game. I am convinced a witch doctor or Draco Malfoy was in the stands uttering some incantation because this shit is banana-land to me. If you haven’t seen the video take a look…

You watch the video and this ball was absolutely scorched by Florida’s Austin Langworthy. But Steven Williams had it lined up with a great read, and a well timed jump. At one point I am ABSOLUTELY convinced he actually had it in his glove for maybe a tenth of a second (a true snow cone). Now, I have watched this video in slow motion about 100 times this morning because I couldn’t sleep after this. No matter how many times I watch this video I cannot comprehend how this ball ricocheted that hard off his glove and over the wall. It has to be dark magic…

You can see the ball in his glove here…

Is there a more devastating way to lose a game? Honestly think about this for a second. Half these guys in college may not play baseball again! Some are drafted or will continue playing baseball elsewhere, while the rest are probably liberal arts majors going to work at some desk job they will hate. As for Steven Williams (the kid who missed the catch) well he is only a FRESHMAN! So luckily for him he has 3 more years of college baseball, but you have to think this one might sit with him for a bit. His teammates who are graduating on the other hand might have PTSD after this game. As for Austin Langworthy, if I was him do I feel proud of this home run? Yeah in the moment absolutely… you just won the game! But after all the excitement wears off and you think about it, was this the best way to win a game? I mean yeah you hit a piss missile to right field, but is that how you want to walk off? On a blunder in right? I don’t know man, like I said I have a lot of conflicting emotions regarding this one play. It just doesn’t add up to me, so Langworthy must be a wizard because it just doesn’t make sense to me. But a wins a win right? So congrats to Florida as they return to Omaha for a second consecutive year. As for you Steven Williams, I hope you bounce back from this next year man because that was brutal.

Stone

Stone models his softball swing after his twin Bryce Harper. University of Massachusetts graduate, tattoo enthusiast, and EDM junkie; Zach breathes everything Boston sports related besides the Patriots. When Zach isn’t busy playing with his hair or daydreaming about being the next headliner at a music festival, you can find him arguing with twitter trolls about his critical views of his favorite sports teams. To him, you aren’t a true fan if you agree with every decision your team makes. See more of Stone's posts